EP 0461760 B1 19990804 - Image processing apparatus and method
Title (en)
Image processing apparatus and method
Title (de)
Bildverarbeitungs-Gerät und Verfahren
Title (fr)
Dispositif et méthode de traitement d'image
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 12593190 A 19900515
- JP 12593290 A 19900515
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0461760A2] An image processing apparatus comprises: a blank discriminating circuit to discriminate a blank from image information; a line discriminating circuit to discriminate line information from information of the discriminated blank; and a paragraph recognizing circuit to recognize paragraph information from the discriminated blank information and the discriminated line information. The apparatus recognizes not only character but also blanks from the input image information and generates a result in a desired form. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06K 9/20 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G06V 30/414 (2022.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0461760 A2 19911218; EP 0461760 A3 19930721; EP 0461760 B1 19990804; DE 69131496 D1 19990909; DE 69131496 T2 20000105; US 5754685 A 19980519
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 91304312 A 19910514; DE 69131496 T 19910514; US 40133695 A 19950309